This reflects the bias of a Lancia fanatic. My Aurelia spec sheet reads:
o Weight - excessive
o Power - miserable
However on real roads not drag strips the balance and geometry....
David Laver wrote:
> I like the way the Ferrari is listed as 'two passenger'. Does that reflect
>the
> 'all engine, no chassis' approach? The drivers manual must start with:-
>
> 1 - this is not a usual car, for a start the 'steering wheel' will only be
> effective under a limited number of circumstances and should at no time be
> relied upon to guide the car away from trouble.
> 2 - there is no 'driver' as such, this device has a mind and spirit of its
>own,
> both seats are for folk 'along for the ride'.
>
> Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
> > Well, since we're dragging out car prices from the past, it must be time for
> > me to dust off this list again. A few years ago I happened to drive to my
> > father's house in Indianapolis, and had some room to bring some stuff back
> > with me to Salt Lake. One box had my old train set, wrapped in newspapers
> > from September of 1973. I couldn't resist checking the classifieds:
> >
> > '67 Chevelle, 396, 4 spd. $950
> >
> > '67 Corvette conv. air, power windows, 427, $2,300
> >
> > Ferrari, 1959 250 GT, 12 cyl. 2 passenger, excel. cond. $4,950
> >
> > '53 Jag XK120 show car, $3,395
> >
> > '56 Morgan Plus 4, excel. orig. condition, $3,500
> >
> > '64 MGB New red paint, new top, luggage rack, very fast, $1,000
> >
> > '59 MGA, engine good, body needs work $500
> >
> > '58 Porsche, runs good, $850
> >
> > '60 Triumph, 4 spd., looks, runs perfect $300
> >
> > '64 TR4 wire wheels, new paint, tires, $750
> >
> > '64 TR4 Rebuilt, mech. perfect, new tires, no rust $850
> >
> > In 1973 I think I grossed $1,650 US Dollars or thereabouts. So a rust free,
> > mechanically perfect TR4 would have been half my annual salary. These days
> > a perfect TR4 would likely be less than one fourth my annual income. Wish
> > I could say the same for the Ferrari.
> >
> > mjb.
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